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Theodore Roosevelt Association - Annual Meeting 2023

THEODORE ROOSEVELT: Enlightened Leadership
Expanding America’s Promise


AGENDA


The Theodore Roosevelt Association is dee-lighted! to announce the agenda for the 2023 TRA Symposium, Awards Presentation and Gala Cocktail Reception. Note that agenda is subject to change.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Thursday, October 26


6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Panel and Reception

Panel Discussion: Global Order and Intervention from TR to Today
Professor Michael Cullinane, Theodore Roosevelt Association Public Historian -- Panel Moderator.
Professor James Holmes, J.C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy, U.S. Naval War College
Dr. David M. Crane, Adjunct Professor Washington College of Law, American University

(Note: Transportation on your own. On street parking available near the Embassy, located at 4645 Reservoir Rd NW Washington, DC 20007.)

Friday, October 27 - Full Breakfast Available for Guests of Host Hotel


9:00 AM – 12:30 AM Optional Excursions Slot
11:45 AM – 1:15PM National War College Tour Slot
Lunch on your own.
12:15 PM Shuttle Bus from Host Hotel to National War College
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Welcoming Comments / Arnold Auditorium

Major General Paul Rock, USMC - 33rd Commandant, National War College
Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Retired) - Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt Association
Ambassador James Smith - President, National War College Alumni Association

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM NWC Student Papers Panel

Lieutenant Colonel Jarrod DeVore, USMC: Teddy Roosevelt:  A Psychologically Resilient Strategic Leader
Lieutenant Colonel Max William Yates, US Space Force: Theodore Roosevelt’s American Orthodoxy:  A Case Study of Transformative Strategic Leadership
Andrew Griffin, US Department of State: Theodore Roosevelt – The First Pan-American President

3:15 PM
Shuttle Bus from National War College to Host Hotel
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Break
Optional Excursion Tour Slot
National War College Tour Slot
4:15 PM Shuttle Bus from Host Hotel to National War College
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM State of the Theodore Roosevelt Association

Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Retired) - Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt Association

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM Panel Discussion: Building a U.S. Navy to Meet Global Challenges 

David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post - Panel Moderator
Admiral Gary Roughhead, USN (Retired) - Defense Policy Board, Annenberg Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
Sean Stackley, Sr. Vice President, Strategy, Growth & Technology for L3Harris Technologies, former Acting Secretary of the Navy
Captain Dr. Henry “Jerry” Hendrix, USN (Retired), Sr. Fellow & Director of Defense Program, New American Security

6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Cocktail Reception at National War College
8:00 PM Shuttle Bus from National War College to Host Hotel


Saturday, October 28 – TRA Symposium - Full Breakfast Available for Guests of Host Hotel


7:40 AM Early Shuttle Bus from Host Hotel to National War College
8:00 AM
National War College Tour Slot
9:00 AM
Late Shuttle Bus from Host Hotel to National War College
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
Light Breakfast at National War College Rotunda (Full breakfast is available at the Host hotel)
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcoming Remarks, Day 2 / Arnold Auditorium

Nicole Goldstein
Assistant General Counsel, US GPO, Theodore Roosevelt Association
Executive Committee & Board of Trustees

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Panel Discussion:  Theodore Roosevelt:  Inspiration for the 21st Century
Congressman French Hill (R-AR) Panel Moderator
James Strock, Independent author, speaker, entrepreneur and reformer with Serve to Lead Group.
Admiral Steve Abbot, USN (Retired) TRA Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to the President
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Lunch in the National War College Rotunda
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Presentation: State of the Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship
Professor Michael Cullinane
Theodore Roosevelt Association Public Historian
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Dessert in the NWC Rotunda with Attendees from Your Own Geographic Area
1:00 PM
Shuttle Bus from National War College to Host Hotel
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Theodore Roosevelt Association Board of Trustee Meeting
(Information will be sent directly to Trustees from TRA on this meeting.)
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
National War College Tour Slot
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Optional Excursions Slot
2:30 PM Late Shuttle Bus from Symposium to Host Hotel
4:45 PM Shuttle Bus from Host Hotel to the National War College
5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Panel Discussion: The Trust-Buster’s Legacy in Modern Antitrust
Nicole Goldstein, Panel Introduction/Moderator
Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Rick Rule, Chair, Rule Garza Howley, LLP
Laura Alexander, Director of Markets & Competition Policy, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
David B. Lawrence, Policy Director, Antitrust Division of United States Department of Justice


Saturday, October 28 – TRA Awards Presentation & Gala Reception


6:15 PM Shuttle Bus from host hotel to National War College
6:45 PM – 7:15 PM
Cocktails and Passed Hors d’Oeuvres
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
TRA Awards Presentations
MC’d by Honorable French Hill (R-AK)
Congressman and TRA Trustee

Presentation of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Junior Officer Leadership Award

Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Retired) - Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt Association

Recognition of the Theodore Roosevelt Award at the National War College
Major General Paul Rock, USMC 33rd Commandant of the National War College

Presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Rose Award

Dr. Gary P. Kearney, MD - Theodore Roosevelt Association Executive Committee & Board of Trustees

Keynote Introduction

Admiral Steve Abbot, USN (Retired) Theodore Roosevelt Association Executive Committee & Board of Trustees, former Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

Keynote Address

General Anthony Zinni, USMC (Retired) - Keynote Speaker and TRA Medal of Honor Recipient

Presentation of Theodore Roosevelt Association Medal of Honor
Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Retired) - Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt Association  
General Anthony Zinni, USMC (Retired) - Theodore Roosevelt Association Medal of Honor Recipient

Concluding Remarks
Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Retired) - Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt Association
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Wynn, USMC (Retired) - Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt Association
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Gala Cocktail Reception
8:00 PM Shuttle Bus from National War College to Host Hotel

Sunday, October 29 – Theodore Roosevelt Birthday Celebration


10:00 AM 12:30 PM Theodore Roosevelt Birthday Celebration at Theodore Roosevelt Island
10:00 AM Shuttle bus to TR Island canceled due to marathon road closures. Announcements regarding this event to come.
11:45 AM Shuttle bus to TR Island canceled due to marathon road closures. Announcements regarding this event to come.
11:15 AM Shuttle bus to TR Island canceled due to marathon road closures. Announcements regarding this event to come.
1:00 PM Shuttle bus to TR Island canceled due to marathon road closures. Announcements regarding this event to come.

The National War College (NWC), National Defense University (NDU), Department of State (DoS), and Department of Defense (DoD) do not endorse the TRA or its activities. Allowing members of the TRA to participate in the academic symposium to be held at NWC does not constitute an endorsement of the TRA by the DoD, NDU, DoS, or the NWC. The TRA is not charging for the privilege of entering Fort McNair or Roosevelt Hall for the purpose of attending events held at NWC.




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